Producer
Tia
Tia is a producer/brand present on online shops and distributors that includes at least two labels sold in 70 cl format: a cream liqueur (Tia Lusso Cream Liqueur) and the famous Tia Maria Coffee Liqueur. From product listings available online it appears that Tia Lusso is a cream liqueur based on cream and coffee (ABV 7.3%), while Tia Maria is a historic Jamaican coffee liqueur today produced/distributed by ILLVA Saronno (ABV about 20% in many markets).
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Tia
Meet the producer
The story
The known history mainly concerns the Tia Maria brand: historical origin in Jamaica as a coffee-based liqueur, traditional recipe based on coffee beans and vanilla; the brand passed through several owners and is today associated with ILLVA Saronno, which handles production and distribution internationally. No detailed public information is available on the history of the producer simply labelled 'Tia' in the commercial listings found.
Territory
Historical origin of Tia Maria: Jamaica; current production/distribution of the Tia Maria brand: Italy (ILLVA Saronno). Public territorial information for the 'Tia' label (Tia Lusso) is limited.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- Categories
- coffee liqueurs
- cream liqueurs
- liqueurs and spirits
- Raw materials
- cream (panna)
- coffee (100% Arabica, reported for Tia Maria)
- vanilla
- sugar
- rum (aromatic base in Tia Maria, indicated in product sheets)
- Representative products
- Tia Lusso Cream Liqueur 70cl
- Tia Maria Coffee Liqueur 70cl
What makes it distinctive
- Tia Lusso Cream Liqueur: cream liqueur with notes of coffee and vanilla, reported ABV 7.3% vol (retail listing).
- Tia Maria: historic Jamaican coffee liqueur, today produced/distributed by ILLVA Saronno; reported ingredients include 100% Arabica coffee, vanilla and sugar; commercial ABV indicated around 20% vol in many markets.
- The Tia Maria brand has changed ownership (including Pernod Ricard) and was acquired by ILLVA Saronno (sale completed in 2009 according to historical brand information).